W. Va. Code R. § 61-23B-6

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 61-23B-6 - Laboratory Testing

6.1. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall establish and maintain or contract with an approved laboratory testing facilities for the purpose of enforcing the analytical aspects of this rule.

6.2. The methods used for analyzing samples shall be those found in the Official Methods of Analysis by the Association of Analytical Chemists, or the United States Food and Drug Administration Bacteriological Analytical Manual, or The Pesticide Analytical Manual, Volume I, and II, Foods and Feeds. The laboratory may use other methods approved by the commissioner or approved by the National Shellfish Sanitation Program under the most recent version of the Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish. Only laboratories certified by a Laboratory Evaluation Officer in accordance with the NSSP Guide may analyze samples using NSSP methods.